Greetings to you all.
This email contains:
- A link for the Morning Service of Mindful Meditation, Music & Conversation
- A message from the Trustees of the Cambridge Unitarian Church concerning the job of “church administrator.”
- A reminder of the special service on Sunday, June 2nd to celebrate the 90th birthday of the minister emeritus, Frank Walker.
- A note of other church activities on coming Sundays or during the week
- A link to the minister’s address/podcast
- A link for the Thursday morning/evening Zoom “Kiitsu Kyōkai” Seiza Meditation & Conversation Meetings
- A note of members’ activities & also outside events in the church
- Links to two national Unitarian events, “An Introduction to The Decelerator” and “Meet the Honorary Treasurer,” and links to additional national Unitarian news.
A link for the Morning Service of Mindful Meditation, Music & Conversation
Our regular Sunday Morning Service of Mindful Meditation, Music and Conversation starts in the church on Emmanuel Road at 10.30 am and finishes at 11.30/11.40 am. Should you wish to join this by Zoom, please note the following new, permanent link:
Join Sunday Morning Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86882949446?pwd=kliXbdABEfbU8FjDMtNRNJ4Lr2lb5z.1
Meeting ID: 868 8294 9446
Passcode: 612407
A message from the Trustees of the Cambridge Unitarian Church concerning the job of “part-time administrator”:
The administration of the Church has always been done on an entirely voluntary basis, spread amongst the members of the old committee. We believe this has become increasingly unsustainable and, following discussion of this at our AGM in April, the recently elected Trustees have begun to seek a part-time administrator. The job description is attached to this email, and we would be very grateful if you could share with it any individuals or networks that you think might be relevant. Thank you.
A reminder of the special service on Sunday, June 2nd to celebrate the 90th birthday of the minister emeritus, Frank Walker:
This special service, consisting of readings from Ronald Blythe’s Akenfield, music (played on the organ by John Dillistone), hymns and prayers, is to be conducted by Frank Walker himself. The special collection will be for Médecins sans frontières, MSF (Doctors Without Borders), who work in conditions of greatest need and danger throughout the world. Following the service, all are invited to share a multitude of refreshments in the church hall.
A note of other church activities on Sundays or during the week:
Marianna writes: “We have the beginnings of a poetry group, meeting monthly to read, write and recite poems. We plan to meet in person, either in our own homes or, should a larger group form, we shall book the hall. Current views suggest we’ll meet during the week, day-time.” For more details, please contact Marianna by email: ringofvoices@gmail.com
A link to the minister’s address/podcast:
In written form at:
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com
Or as podcast episodes at:
A link for the Thursday morning/evening Zoom “Kiitsu Kyōkai” Seiza Meditation & Conversation Meetings:
“Kiitsu Kyōkai” Seiza Meditation and Conversation Meetings on Zoom
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month: 7.30-9 pm
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month: 10.30 am-12 noon
No meetings on any 5th Thursday
For more information, please visit:
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/kiitsu-kyokai.html
https://www.cambridgeunitarian.org/evening-service/
Join on Thursday Zooms at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85775868333?pwd=LEuyKnfbRJORbqsuzkhsonHui4ttwA.1
Meeting ID: 857 7586 8333
Passcode: 970614
A note of members’ activities & other outside events in the church:
Jerry Carr-Brion writes: “We’re having a fundraising tea party for Oxfam on Saturday 8th June, 3pm. £5 per person. Tea, biscuits and cakes provided. Our address is 17B Mill Lane, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9HW.”
Links to two national events + additional national Unitarian news
1) Join us for An introduction to The Decelerator
Dear friends,
Please circulate this invitation widely amongst your congregations:
Are you going through a time of change and transition in your Unitarian and Free Christian community?
I am writing to invite you to a free webinar with Linda Craig and Iona Lawrence from The Decelerator, hosted by Lizzie Kingston Harrison, our Congregational Connections Lead here at the GA.
Monday 3rd June, 7pm- 8.30pm
Zoom link
Iona and Linda work for the Decelerator – an organisation that gives support to civil society organisations. They offer information, tools, and hand-on support to help organisations work with endings, closures, change, transformation, and transition. They are working with us to help support you and your community and offer bespoke advice, tailored to your needs.
The Decelerator exists because change involves endings. While endings are inevitable, bad endings do not have to be. They work with organisations to ensure that change happens well.
Come along to this webinar to find out about Iona and Linda’s work and how they can help you and your congregation implement change, steward endings, and find new beginnings.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Lizzie Kingston.
2) “Meet the Honorary Treasurer”
Wednesday, 15 May at 12.30 pm
John Bates has been appointed as the General Assembly’s new Honorary Treasurer, as of our April annual meetings. For those of you who weren’t there, or who haven’t yet had a chance to get to know him, we invite you to join an open Zoom meeting to hear more about the role of Honorary Treasurer, and John’s perspective on the GA’s financial picture as he takes on this role.
John is a graduate of Harvard Business School, and a retired Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, with fifty years’ experience in business and education. He joined Cambridge Unitarians in 1991 and later was a member of Islington Unitarians. John became Chair of New Unity when it was formed in 2015, before stepping down in 2022. He joined the GA’s Executive Committee in 2023.
All are welcome to this event — please share with your congregations!
Zoom details:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83702812383?pwd=eU10TjlqYTVaa3E0Y1owTlV6NkhVQT09
Meeting ID: 837 0281 2383
Passcode: 890931
For additional national Unitarian news, please click on the following links:
https://www.unitarian.org.uk/news/
https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=1590ea5f53cdc6fb8a17c311c&id=7bce4a21b7
Every best wish as always,
Andrew
Andrew James Brown
Minister
Cambridge Unitarian Church